Irma Corral, PhD, MPH
905 Johns Hopkins Drive
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252-744-1406
Fax: 252-744-2419
Email: corrali@ecu.edu
Mailing Address:
Department of Psychiatric Medicine
Brody School of Medicine at ECU
600 Moye Boulevard, Mail Stop 694
Greenville, NC 27834
Faculty Rank
Assistant Professor
Education
| 2009 |
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Medicine Track
San Diego State University - University of California San Diego
Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
San Diego, CA |
| 2007 |
MPH, Public Health
Health Promotion Track
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA |
| 2006 |
MS, Psychology
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA |
| 2002 |
BA, Psychology
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV |
Licensure & Credentials
Licensed Psychologist and Health Services Provider, NC, 2011-present
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, 2011-present
Clinical Practice
Outpatient pre-surgical and pre-treatment (e.g., Bariatric, Transplant, HCV) psychological evaluations; Brief cognitive-behavioral interventions for health behavior change.
Courses
Behavioral Science (M-1), Dept of Psychiatric Medicine, Brody School of Medicine
Research Interests
Cultural and social factors in health behavior, chronic illness, and psychopathology; Ethnic disparities in physical and mental health; Research methodology
Selected Publications
Corral, I., & Landrine, H., (In press). Racial discrimination and health-promoting vs. damaging behaviors among African-American adults. Journal of Health Psychology.
Corral, I., Landrine, H., Hao, Y., Zhao, L., Mellerson, J., & Cooper, D. (2012). Residential segregation, health behavior and overweight/obesity among a national sample of African American adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(3), 371-378.
Landrine, H., Corral, I., Hao, Y. & Kaw, C., King, J.L., & Fondren, J.C. (2011). The Geography of Cancer and Cancer Risk Factors: Implications of Neighborhood Disparities for Cancer Disparities. In R. Elk & H. Landrine (Eds.), Cancer Disparities: Causes and Evidence-based Solutions (pp. 141-166). New York: Springer.
Smith, T., Stein, K., Kim, Y., Cooper, D., Virgo, K., Corral, I., & Landrine, H. (2011). Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Health Disparities among Cancer Survivors and Informal Caregivers. In R. Elk & H. Landrine (Eds.), Cancer Disparities: Causes and Evidence-based Solutions (pp. 121-140). New York: Springer.
Hao Y, Landrine H, Smith T, Kaw C, Corral I., & Stein K (2011). Residential Segregation and Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Black and White Cancer Survivors. Health Psychology, 30 (2), 137-144.
Corral, I., & Landrine, H. (2010). Methodological and statistical strategies in research with diverse samples: The problem of measurement equivalence. In H. Landrine & N.F. Russo (Eds.), Handbook of diversity in feminist psychology (pp. 83-134). New York: Springer.
Pichon, L.C., Corral, I., Landrine, H., Mayer, J., and Adams-Simms, D. (2010). Perceived skin cancer risk among African American adults. Journal of Health Psychology,15 (8), 1181-1189.
Pichon, L.C., Corral, I., Landrine, H., Mayer, J., and Norman, G. (2010). Prevalence and correlates of sun protection behaviors among African Americans. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38(3), 288-295.
Pichon, L.C., Landrine, H., Corral, I., Hao, Y., Mayer, J., and Hoerster, K.D. (2010). Measuring skin cancer risk in African Americans: Is the Fitzpatrick measure culturally-sensitive? Ethnicity & Disease, 20(2), 174-179.
Landrine, H., Corral, I., Klonoff, E. A., Jensen, J., Kashima, K., Hickman, N., & Martinez, J. (2010). Ethnic disparities in youth access to tobacco. Health Promotion & Practice, 11(1), 132-139.
Mellerson, J., Landrine, H., Hao, Y., Zhao, L., Corral, I., and Cooper, D. (2010). Residential segregation and physical activity among a national sample of Hispanic adults. Health & Place, 16(3), 613-615.
Landrine, H., and Corral, I. (2009). Separate and unequal: Residential segregation and Black health disparities. Ethnicity & Disease, 19(2), 179-184.
Corral, I., & Landrine, H. (2008). Acculturation and ethnic-minority health behavior: A test of the Operant Model. Health Psychology, 27(6), 737-745.
Landrine, H., Klonoff, E. A., Corral, I., Fernandez, S., & Roesch, S. (2006). Conceptualizing and measuring ethnic discrimination in health research. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 79-94.